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Proposed ICE Detention Center in Merrimack, New Hampshire Faces Opposition
The 324,000-square-foot facility will hold 400 to 600 detainees for short stays, costing $158 million to retrofit and employing 162 people annually, per DHS documents.
- On Thursday, Department of Homeland Security documents show DHS and ICE plan to convert the 324,000-square-foot warehouse at 50 Robert Milligan Parkway into a detention site with 400 to 600 beds, tied to a new detention model by the end of Fiscal Year 2026.
- DHS emailed the New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources on Jan. 9 to initiate consultation and proposed site renovations, with Liz Schneible confirming receipt on Jan. 12 and the ACLU-NH filing a right-to-know request Jan. 26.
- An economic analysis estimates $158 million to retrofit the site and $146 million to operate it in the first three years, with DHS projecting 1,252 jobs, $151.3 million GDP, and $31.2 million tax revenue.
- At a Senate hearing, acting ICE Director Todd Lyons said `DHS has worked with Governor Kelly Ayotte, has spoke to the governor about economic impact`, a claim Ayotte disputes, while she states DHS only shared records after inquiry and she immediately shared them with Merrimack officials.
- Local leaders warn a Merrimack warehouse could strain emergency services in the town of about 30,000 and the plan is part of a federal master plan expanding ICE capacity toward 92,600 beds.
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Healey ‘demands’ Gov. Kelly Ayotte to oppose new ICE detention center in New Hampshire
Gov. Maura Healey is “demanding” New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte to oppose federal plans to turn a a large warehouse in Merrimack into a detention center for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
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Ayotte releases DHS documents about planned ICE detention center in Merrimack
This image, which was included in the Department of Homeland Security documents Gov. Kelly Ayotte released Thursday, shows the warehouse at 50 Robert Milligan Parkway in Merrimack that the federal government intends to convert into an immigrant detention center. (Source: Department of Homeland Security)Gov. Kelly Ayotte has released a set of documents she said she received Thursday evening from the Department of Homeland Security regarding an im…
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